In the not too distant future your arrival and departure times could be lit up by the use of solar energy.

In the not too distant future your arrival and departure times could be lit up by the use of solar energy.

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Updated: 8:42 PM CST Jan 22, 2014

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WEBVTT DELIVERED WITHIN A FEW DAYS. NEW AT SIX-- MILWAUKEE COUNTY MOVED A STEP CLOSER TODAY TO HAVING MITCHELL INTERANTIONAL A SOLAR POWERED AIRPORT. WISN 12 NEWS MIKE ANDERSON REPORTS, SUPPORTERS SAY IT COULD SAVE YOU THE TAX PAYER SOME MONEY. ARRIVAL -DEPARTURE BOARD:"...." IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE YOUR ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE TIMES COULD BE LIT UP BY THE USE OF SOLAR ENERGY IF THE CHAIRWOMAN OF THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY BOARD CAN POWER IT THROUGH. MARINA DIMITRIJEVIC, CHAIRWOMAN MILWAUKEE CO. BOARD:"IT HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL." MARINA DIMITRIJEVIC SAYS THE PROPOSAL CLEARED IT'S FIRST HURDLE. THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE VOTED TO STUDY CREATING SOLAR ENERGY AT THE AIRPORT, WITH A COST ESTIMATE OF BETWEEN FIFTY AND A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. MARINA DIMITRIJEVIC, CHAIRWOMAN MILWAUKEE CO. BOARD:"IT IS REALLY A SMALL COST FOR THE MAJOR BENEFITS THAT COULD COME OUT OF THIS, REDUCING ENERGY AND ELECTRICITY WHICH SAVES MONEY FOR TAX PAYERS, WE'VE DONE IT ALL COUNTY WIDE, CREATING GREEN JOBS, AND OF COURSE CLEAN ENERGY." SHE HOPES IT COULD LEAD TO THE CREATION OF A SOLAR FARM AT THE AIRPORT ... SIMILAR TO ONE BEING USED AT THE INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT ... INSTALLED A FEW MONTHS AGO. BUT SUPERVISOR DEANNA ALEXANDER VOTED AGAINST THE STUDY. DEANNA ALEXANDER, MILWAUKEE CO. SUPERVISOR:"SOLAR COULD BE THE WAY TO GO IF IT TURNS OUT TO BE A FISCALLY VIABLE OPTION, I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW JUST AS YOU WOULD LOOK AT YOUR HOME AND ASK SHOULD I PUT IN NEW WINDOWS OR DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO PUT ON A NEW ROOF, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ENERGY OPTIONS WE INVEST IN ARE A GOOD USE OF THE TAX PAYER DOLLARS." MIKE ANDERSON, REPORTING:"THE PROPOSAL GOES BEFORE THE FULL COUNTY BOARD FOR A VOTE EARLY NEXT MONTH, IF IT PASSES SUPPORTERS HOPES THE STUDY WILL BE READY BY APRIL AND THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD, AT MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MIKE ANDERSON, WISN 12 NEWS." BOARD CHAIRWOMAN DIMITRIJEVIC SAYS THE SOLAR FARM WOULD BE MODELED AFTER THE INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT AUTHORITY WHICH SHE SAYS IS UP AND RUNNING AND

Milwaukee may one day have a solar-powered airport

In the not too distant future your arrival and departure times could be lit up by the use of solar energy.